Barry Goldwater

There has been a lot of talk about John McCain's pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as historic because she is the first Republican women nominee for VEEP.  But there is another historical angle to this ticket that crosses party lines.

If you consider western to be everything from New Mexico up to Montana and west of that, this is the first ticket that is completely comprised of candidates from the west.  If you look at the history of the Democratic Party, the closest the Democrats have had to a presidential of vice presidential candidate are Texas and South Dakota.  While Republicans have had Ronald Reagan (California), Richard Nixon (California) and Barry Goldwater (Arizona) on their tickets at one time or another, never have they had two candidates on the ticket at the same time from the west.

Tony Schwartz, who was the head of Lyndon Johnson’s media in 1964, and creator of of the famous “Daisy” television ad died on Sunday. Schwartz created media for over 200 candidates including Johnson’s in 1964 and Jimmy Carter in 1976.

It was ten years ago today the father of the conservative movement passed away. Barry Goldwater died May 29, 1998 at 89 years old. Goldwater was often referred to as "Mr. Conservative" or the father of the modern conservative movement.

Thank you. As everyone familiar with Arizona politics knows, Prescott is where Barry Goldwater formally began his Senate campaigns and his campaign for the presidency on the steps of the Yavapai County Courthouse. As his successor and in deference to his tradition, I have ended all my Senate campaigns here.  read more »

McCain invoked the legacy of Mo Udall and Barry Goldwater as a lesson in cooperation, even as some protestors gave an object lesson in dissidence.

A few short days after L.A. had the Oscars, Phoenix hosted its own round of self-congratulatory accolades at the Arizona Capitol Times's Best of the Capitol 2008 Awards.

Hours after announcing that he was reentering the race to reclaim the U.S. House seat he has held for seven consecutive terms, Republican Congressman John Shadegg today said he recognized that he would need to fight for reelection.

“I’m confident that if I don’t do my job I may lose,” Shadegg told PolitickerAZ.com.  read more »